Summer is here and the kids are about to be out of school. They are going to be in your hair nonstop. What are you going to do? You’ll have to have something for them to do so they do not bicker or fight the whole summer and drive you crazy. You could try having a day of contests. Have there be a little prize for the winner and a smaller prize for those who just participated.
One contest you could do is to have the kids fill up water balloons. They should fill as many as possible. Then take the balloons and try to throw them over the house. Tell the child on the other side to try to catch the balloon that was thrown. They could even be on the same team. Tell them whichever team catches the most wins. You could also just have them throw the balloons over the house to try to get the other one wet. Have the one that is not throwing stand in one spot with their arms by their sides. Have the other child throw the balloon and try to guess where they are. Who ever gets hit more losses.
Another great contest you can do is kind of like an egg hunt but with water balloons. Place the water balloons all over the place and then have the kids go try to get as many as they can. Let them borrow a large shirt from dad to wear and then they can carry all of the balloons in the shirt. Tell them that only the unpopped balloons count. They will have so much fun and you will be laughing at them getting soaked.
You can also dress them up in gore running wear and have relay races through the garden with water balloons, or even play hot potato with water balloons throwing them from one person to another. Summer can be great fun if you plan a little and enjoy the time you have with them.